Corset construction



Feb. 24, 1953 K. H. HURWITZ CORSET CONSTRUCTION Filed March 21, 1951 ifif .w W m H mm. m mm W m Z W m Patented Feb. 24, 1953 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CORSET CONSTRUCTION Kate Hyams Hurwitz, New York, N. Y.,assignor to Miriam Hurwitz, New York, N. Y.

Application March 21, 1951, Serial No. 216,712

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a corset construction.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a healthful corsetfor women in which each section of the corset is shaped to fit thatportion of the human body which it covers and wherein each section is anecessary part of the garment as a whole.

It is another object of the invention to provide in a corset a wideelastic band at the lower part of the corset that extends the fulllength thereof and which will Wrap about and encircle the entire body toprovide a fixed and elastic support around the back of the wearer andunder the abdomen.

It is another object of the invention to provide in a corset long steelsthat will provide the spine of the garment and which extends upwardlyabout the upper edge of the garment and to which extension elasticstraps are connected and extend laterally on a sloping line and cornnect at their ends to the casings for the front stays of the garment.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a corset which is ofsimple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number ofparts, durable and has long life and convenient to use.

For a better understanding of the invention,

reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a plan viewof the garment, spread upon a flat surface and looking upon the innerface thereof.

Fig. 2 is a bottom edge view of the garment.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the garment in the position in which itfits about the wearer, but with the fastening edges separated.

Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional view taken on line 4-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the figures, it represents a rear stay casing, havingthree or four stays ii, this casing with the stays serves as the spineof the garment. Cloth covering it is stitched to the casing support Itand is shaped to fit about the body of the wearer and extend about thewaist and abdomen or the wearer.

Laterally spaced from the casing l 0 and within the cloth covering arerespectively at the opposite 5 sides thereof side stays l3 and M. Thecasting it extends upwardly from the rear edge of the cloth covering l2,some 4 or 5 inches. The amount of this extension of the rear stay casingwill vary with the size of the corset, but it is never less than 4" inlength nor more than 5" in length for the larger size.

Elastic strips I5 and [6 are sewn at their ends to the rear stay casingIll and extend along and above the upper edge of the cloth covering I2.The opposite ends of the respective elastic strips 15 and I6 arerespectively connected as indicated at I 1 and I8 to respective frontstay casings l9 and 2B. The fastening casing i9 has fasteningprojections 21 thereon adapted to cooperate respectively with fasteningelements 22 on the front stay casing 20.

Each elastic strip l5 and I6 is provided in two sections, one section ofthe same being of the same width throughout its length, as indicatedrespectively at l5a and 16a, and the other sections being respectivelyelongated triangular pieces i512 and lfib, which become the base andforms the shape of the elastic strip to complete the upper edge of eachhalf of the corset. The elongated triangle is sewed along its long edgeupon the bottom edge of the elastic strip and to the rear stay casing.

The cloth body l2 extends beneath the lower edge of the front stays andthese extensions are fastened together by hook 23 and eyes 24.

Around the lower edge of the cloth body and on the inner side thereof,there is a wide elastic band 25 stitched as indicated at 26 to the clothbody and adapted to extend the full length about the body of the wearerand is connected by its respective ends to the respective front staycasings l9 and 251. This elastic strip is never less than 5" in widthnor more than '7", depending upon the size of the garment. It isfastened accordingly at three points, by being sewed against the backcasing with two vertical lines of stitching and at the two front staycasings by the respective stitchings 21 and 28.

At each half of the front of the garment, the cloth body is cut away tofit over the upper leg and to permit the garment to be drawn welldownwardly over the abdomen and so that the wide elastic band 25 will beextended well thereunder. The cut away recesses of the respective frontsides of the garment are indicated respectively and the depth of therecesses at their widest point is approximately 3".

It should now be apparent there has been proa corset construction whichhas a vertical extension of the rear stay casing so that adequate spinalsupport will be had from this rear stay casing upwardly along the rearof the back and wherein the stay casing will be firmly held against theback at its upper end by elastic strips l5 and I5. As the garment ispulled about the wearer, the elastics l5 and 16 will stretchconsiderably and will pull the rear stay casing H3 well and firmlyagainst the spinal column of the wearer. At the same time, wide elasticband 25 will be pulled tightly about the front of the wearer and thebottom part of the rear stay casing, which is connected by stitching tothe wide band .2 5, as indicated at 25, will serve to position and holdthe rear stay casing firmly against the lower end of the spine. Thefront portions of the wide band 25 will be drawn tightly well under theabdomen and the recesses ,29 and 38 will allow free movement of the legsunder the front of the garment. The drop soft portions beneath the frontstay casings will anchor the garment to the body sufiiciently under theabdomen to prevent the upward slippage of the garment, by means of theconnection with the wide elastic band 25.

While various changes may ,be .made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit andscope ofthe present invention as defined by the apstrips extending respectivelylaterally and downwardly from the extensionof the rear stay and 4connected respectively with the front stay casings, additional elongatedtriangular elastic strips extending laterally from the said rear stayand secured to the inner face of the said first-mentioned elasticstrips, and fastening elements on the front stay casings for securingthe garment about the body of the wearer, and a Wide elastic banddisposed along the lower edge of the cloth .body and stitched to therear stay casing, the ends of the said wide elastic band being stitchedto the respective front stay casing and the said elastic band beingadapted to reach well under theabdomen of the wearer, and the lower edgeof the cloth body being cut away respectively at the opposite frontsides thereof to give freedom of movement of the legs under the loweredge of the garment, and the said cloth body depending from below theends of the front stay casings and fastening elements adapted tocooperate with one another and connected respectively to the .clothbody.

KATE HYAMS HURWITZ.

REFERENCE S CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 738,995 Haas Sept. 15, 1-9031,602,429 Gray .Oct. .12, 1926 1,604,076 Risselt Oct. 19, 1926 1,848,633Kops Mar. .8, 19.32

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 474,319 Great Britain Oct. 29,1937589,71? Germany Dec. 13, 1933

